After projecting its investments would grow by 6.75 percent, the Streator Police Pension Fund netted 3.54 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The DOI biennial report detailing the health of each of the pension funds shows the Streator Police Pension Fund's had $9,148,744 in investment assets last year. It paid $20,473 in investment expenses and gained $344,121 in investment income.

Pension funds and retirement systems set actuarial assumptions to project returns on investments to cover obligations to pensioners. When they fall short, the difference has to be made up from other sources primarily from taxpayers and member contributions.

Streator Police Pension Fund investment performance

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Investment assets

$7,322,865

$7,729,437

$8,121,537

$8,409,205

$9,148,744

Investment expenses

$24,798

$26,094

$27,352

$29,271

$20,473

Investment income

-$216,134

$563,213

$633,022

$502,226

$344,121

Net investment income to assets

-3.29%

6.95%

7.46%

5.62%

3.54%

Actuarial assumption

6.50%

6.50%

6.50%

6.50%

6.75%

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